And, like all love affairs, it can be as intense as you desire.
Welcome to the Abel Mountains
This website is a companion to the two-volume set – The Abels volume I & II – showcasing the incredible mountains of Tasmania.
When climbing an Abel, treasure every step of the way. Take in all the sights, sounds, aromas of the flowers, the tiny fungi ….. for you may never pass this way again.
The aim of the Abel books is to make available access information for the general public, who may not know of easily accessible walking tracks to mountain summits, right through to those who desire the effort involved in seven-day self-contained walks.
Whether you wish to ascend a few Abels, lots of Abels, or all of them, is entirely personal preference. In the two Volumes on The Abels, the authors are there with you on every walk.
Explore the Galleries
Transport yourself to the wilds of Tasmania through the lens of some of Tasmania’s great photographers.
Find out more about the books
Angels whisper to a man who goes for a walk.
The deeper human spirit needs to breathe the precious air of liberty.
Angels whisper to a man who goes for a walk.
The deeper human spirit needs to breathe the precious air of liberty.
Tasmania’s Abels – named for Abel Tasman, the Dutch explorer who, in 1642, was the first European to sight Tasmania – are almost unknown.
The rules for inclusion on the list were definite. Mountains need to be higher than 1,100m above sea level and be separated from other mountains by a drop of at least 150m on all sides.